A daily digest with the latest startups news and articles http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/pipe.info?_id=c1d5fe5dee38822e87f17b4bea790998 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 23:06:58 +0000 http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BothSidesOfTheTable/~3/ePkwKQ2WUG8/ What Can You Do if a VC Pulls Their Term Sheet? I was asked to answer this exact question on Quora and I did so some time ago. The beauty of evergreen content is that it resurfaces all the time and it is as relevant today as it was years ago when I answered it. […] Mark Suster http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/?p=6617 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 02:58:27 +0000 Startup Lessons http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BothSidesOfTheTable/~3/m9SK_AdZKow/ Something is rotten in tech startup land. Don’t call me a hater for saying so. It’s not that I’m anti innovation or a disbeliever in disruption or calling it a full-scale bubble or saying every darling startup is going to fail. None of those. Still. Somebody posted too many party f Mark Suster http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/?p=6616 Mon, 28 Sep 2015 06:09:44 +0000 Startup Lessons http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BothSidesOfTheTable/~3/5PcRzpTtA2I/ One of the least understood parts of the venture capital industry and venture capital firms is how investment decisions actually get made. The truth is that each firm is different and there isn’t one standard but over the years I’ve talked with enough of my peers to get sense of how many Mark Suster http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/?p=6615 Sat, 26 Sep 2015 21:39:41 +0000 VC Industry http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BothSidesOfTheTable/~3/2V7BV7ES4vk/ When most people think of John Shahidi two words come to mind. Bieber & Mayweather. Yes, that Bieber (67 million Twitter followers, 73 million on FB) & that Mayweather (6.4 million Twitter followers, 12 million on FB). The reason being – John Shahidi counts both as investors and friend Mark Suster http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/?p=6613 Fri, 11 Sep 2015 14:49:30 +0000 Startup Lessons http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BothSidesOfTheTable/~3/8LGgmIN3oNk/ My partner Greg Bettinelli is an avid sports fan who throughout his career has developed an expert understanding in online ticketing (at eBay has was a champion of the StubHub acquisition) and online marketing. Greg knows consumer businesses and customers, which has added tremendously to our team wh Mark Suster http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/?p=6604 Thu, 10 Sep 2015 14:01:31 +0000 Startup Lessons http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BothSidesOfTheTable/~3/9ilhWUBrIeo/ Technology. It has been a hobby of mine since 1981 when I fell in love with programming, applications and online games. My brain is wired for logic and for problem solving and computers have always helped me fill this compulsion. And since I was 13 years old I have been accustomed to the debate abou Mark Suster http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/?p=6602 Mon, 31 Aug 2015 01:09:55 +0000 Startup Lessons http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BothSidesOfTheTable/~3/VNLkDMhflUw/ Last night I wrote a post about how the fall in the stock market over a 3-day period may affect the venture capital markets. If you’re an entrepreneur or VC who wants somebody else’s view on that you should read it. This morning the US stock markets are rallying. So now what?   Let Mark Suster http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/?p=6597 Tue, 25 Aug 2015 14:56:58 +0000 Startup Lessons http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BothSidesOfTheTable/~3/NeUKFfTvzvI/ If you didn’t notice that the stock markets in the US dropped nearly 4% today (after falling last Thursday and Friday) then you were probably completely off-the-grid and on vacation. It was a nerve racking morning. My favorite Tweet of the morning came from Hunter Walk You thought media twitte Mark Suster http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/?p=6593 Tue, 25 Aug 2015 05:43:06 +0000 Startup Lessons http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BothSidesOfTheTable/~3/uW4ptA9ozcM/ VC funding. Our perspectives on the topic wax and wane with market cycles. We love capital efficiency until we love land grabs until we abhor “over funding” until we get huge distribution & ring the bell for more funding until we attract every non-VC on the planet to invest in startu Mark Suster http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/?p=6590 Fri, 21 Aug 2015 06:03:09 +0000 VC Industry http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BothSidesOfTheTable/~3/DQZqMUZe0wQ/ This summer I had the extreme pleasure of watching one of the funniest, funnest and most insightful documentaries in a long time: Supermensch. If I had one wish for all startup employees it would be that you watch this film. It’s not for everybody: it condones sex, drugs and rock & roll. B Mark Suster http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/?p=6589 Tue, 18 Aug 2015 17:03:26 +0000 Startup Lessons http://www.escapefromcubiclenation.com/2014/12/01/7-rookie-legal-mistakes-entrepreneurs-make-and-how-to-avoid-them/ On this Cyber Monday, I wanted to share an important article from my dear friend and trusted IP lawyer Rachel Rodgers. Having been in business for 18 years, and worked with hundreds of entrepreneurs, I have either lived through or seen just about every mistake you can make in business. The legal mis Pamela Slim http://www.escapefromcubiclenation.com/?p=8837 Mon, 01 Dec 2014 16:18:49 +0000 Uncategorized http://ecorner.stanford.edu/authorMaterialInfo.html?mid=3400 Lew Cirne, founder and CEO of New Relic, discusses his experiences as a serial entrepreneur, in conversation with Stanford Engineering Professor Tom Byers. Cirne talks about finding one's strengths as a leader, the challenge of discovering a company's second act, and why the best engineers must poss Stanford Technology Ventures Program http://ecorner.stanford.edu/authorMaterialInfo.html?mid=3400 Wed, 29 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Video http://ecorner.stanford.edu/authorMaterialInfo.html?mid=3393 Nest Co-Founder Matt Rogers explains why careers can be made on taking on the challenges and projects unloved by others. Rogers discusses what he learned working at Apple on the original iPod and iPhone, the importance of not chasing the money when raising capital, and how he and Nest Co-Founder Ton Stanford Technology Ventures Program http://ecorner.stanford.edu/authorMaterialInfo.html?mid=3393 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Video http://feeds.venturehacks.com/~r/venturehacks/~3/tC2pAsKKc48/angel-3 This guest post is by Tyler Willis, an entrepreneur and angel investor. You can learn more about him on AngelList. For several interesting macro-economic reasons [1], more and more people are becoming angel investors. This is a good thing – it allows more investors to participate in a high-growth (b Nivi http://venturehacks.com/?p=8967 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 17:08:12 +0000 Angels http://www.escapefromcubiclenation.com/2014/05/27/how-to-think-like-a-marketer-and-sell-like-a-superstar-interview-with-john-jantsch/ When I first started writing about small business marketing many years ago, one of the first people I heard about was John Jantsch of Duct Tape Marketing. John had a great reputation, a solid business and a well-respected and highly trafficked blog. I referred many clients to his first book, Duct Ta Pamela Slim http://www.escapefromcubiclenation.com/?p=8797 Tue, 27 May 2014 22:59:05 +0000 Uncategorized http://www.escapefromcubiclenation.com/2014/02/28/scaling-up-excellence-an-interview-with-stanford-professor-bob-sutton/ Many entrepreneurs dream of starting a business in their garage, scaling it, then selling it to Google for a billion dollars. Such things rarely happen. But scaling happens every day, in our career, our business or our workplace. We are constantly trying to improve ourselves, share our ideas, and pu Pamela Slim http://www.escapefromcubiclenation.com/?p=8719 Sat, 01 Mar 2014 01:52:11 +0000 Uncategorized http://www.escapefromcubiclenation.com/2013/12/31/celebrating-the-body-of-work-of-my-clients-in-2013/ Happy New Year’s Eve! 2013 has been a very special year for me. In addition to working with some amazing people, traveling to great events and having fun with my family, I wrote a brand new book, Body of Work: Finding the Thread That Ties Your Story Together that I believe will define my own [ ssanders http://www.escapefromcubiclenation.com/?p=8629 Tue, 31 Dec 2013 15:52:10 +0000 Uncategorized http://www.escapefromcubiclenation.com/2013/12/27/search-for-good-stories-and-good-stories-will-search-for-you/ Any professional journalist will tell you that maintaining an objective point of view is a critical part of telling an accurate and interesting story. Boston Globe reporter Billy Baker maintained this principle when he went in search of an interesting story about someone on the #19 bus line in Bosto Pamela Slim http://www.escapefromcubiclenation.com/?p=8622 Fri, 27 Dec 2013 21:43:57 +0000 Uncategorized http://www.escapefromcubiclenation.com/2013/12/13/how-to-create-a-full-color-full-contact-body-of-work-courtesty-of-beyonce/ Much to the Internet’s amazement yesterday, without any prior buzz or warning, Beyoncé dropped a brand new album straight to iTunes, complete with 10 brand new videos. Post by Beyoncé. She said:   “I see music. It is more than just what I hear. When I connect to something, I immedia Pamela Slim http://www.escapefromcubiclenation.com/?p=8612 Sat, 14 Dec 2013 01:28:12 +0000 Uncategorized http://www.escapefromcubiclenation.com/2013/12/06/how-to-make-sure-your-work-aligns-with-your-values/ A mentor once told me that the only way you truly know what your values are are when they are violated. Like when a key partner betrays your trust. Or when you try a new marketing strategy that makes you feel disingenuous. Or when you are encouraged as a kid to tease someone at school, […] Pamela Slim http://www.escapefromcubiclenation.com/?p=8601 Fri, 06 Dec 2013 15:58:14 +0000 Uncategorized